Böcker av David Watkin

In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the late twentieth century. For this seventh edition, revising author Owen Hopkins provides a new introduction contextualizing Watkin's approach. The final chapter on the twenty-first century has been completely rewritten by Hopkins, who brings the story right up to date with the inclusion of such topics as re-use, digital cities and virtual architecture.

In diesem hoch gelobten Nachschlagewerk verfolgt David Watkin die Geschichte der westlichen Architektur von den frühen Hochkulturen bis hin zu den eklektischen Stilen des 21. Jahrhunderts.Diese sechste Ausgabe wurde umfangreich aktualisiert und erweitert, zu Themen wie der Rolle des Computers in der Architektur, Nachhaltigkeit, Humor, etc.

'See one, do one, teach one' was the basis of David Watkin's training as a surgeon in the 1960s - a hands-off approach that was typical of the time. He would witness an operation and be expected to replicate it.

The ruins of the Forum in Rome, the centre of its ancient Empire, are one of the best known wonders of antiquity and a highpoint of the tourist route round the Eternal City, but the Forum remains for many visitors a baffling and unwelcoming place. This book helps us to rediscover its rich history.

Showing the range of Carl Laubin's work, this book follows the development of the architectural capriccio from the earlier incorporation of whimsical ideas in Laubin's paintings to the more elaborate architectural compositions based on the buildings of Wren, Hawksmoor, Cockerell and Ledoux.